Improvement in inking-pads



W. A. WHITNEY & (I G. SEAVER.

inking-Pad.

Patented July 9,182'2.

INVEN UNITED STATEs WILLIAM A. WHITNEY AND CHARLES G. SEAVER, OF ADRIAN,MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN lNKlNG-PADS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 128,834, dated July 9,1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM A. WHIT- NEY and CHARLES G. SEAVER, ofAdrian, in the county of Lenawee and State of Michigan, have invented anew and valuable Improvement in Inking-Pads; and we do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theconstruction and operation of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawing making a part of this specification, and to the lettersand figures of reference marked thereon:

Figure 1 of the drawing is a representation of a top view of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is aview of the band and its attachments.

This invention has relation to ink-pads for printing dies or stamps, andconsists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices forsecuring the porous pad-cover to the box containing the saturatedpadding, and for drawing said pad-cover to its proper tension,substantially as hereinafter described.

Referring to the drawing, A designates a cylindrical box of anydesirable size, to contain the padding E, which may consist of wool,sponge, or other suitable material adapted to hold ink, with which it isto be fully saturated before being covered. B represents the pad-cover,for which chamois-skin or any other suitable material may be used. Thiscover being laid over the padding is drawn down to the sides of the boxA and encircled by means of an elastic band of metal, 0. At

the ends of said band lugs a a are formed,'for the purpose of holding athumb-screw, b, by turning which the band is tightened or loosened asdesired. D represents arms projecting from the lower part of the box A,and bent up at right angles. These arms, being threaded, pass throughslotted ears (1 projecting from the band C, and hold adjusting taps d,which are used for the purpose of pressing the band 0 down as far asnecessary to tighten the pad-cover. Before the cover is applied itshould have its edges attached to a metal ring, 0, upon which the bandwill rest, and which, when the band is pressed down, will allow thecover to be drawn evenly and to the proper tension. When the ink isexhausted the cover may be easily taken off and the padding resaturated.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

In an inking-pad, the threaded arms D, holding the taps d and secured tothe box A, and the elastic band (J having the lugs a a, ears d, and theadjusting-screw b combined, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

In testimony that we claim the above, we have hereunto subscribed ournames in the presence of two witnesses.

WM. A. WHITNEY. CHAS. G. BEAVER.

Witnesses:

WM. F. CORNELL, DWIGHT A. WHITNEY.

